Calendar



March 20, 1928. 1,662,906

6 H. E. SHEDD CALENDAR Filed July 14, 1926 Patented Mar. 20, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HUGHE. SHEDD, OF MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA.

CALENDAR.

Application filed July 14, 1926. Serial No. 122,465.

v This invention relates to an improvement in calendars of the typeemploying a plurallty of separate leaves each divided and marked toindicate a definite period, as a week, or a month, with the leaves boundtogether in unit form and adapted to be successively displaced to exposea particular month or week, as is usual in calendars of this type.-

The main object of the present invention is the provision of a calendarof sheet form in which each of the sheets are provided a with a pocketsubstantiallyco-extensive with the sheet and providing a receptacle inwhich it may be placed and retained.

' through the suspending. means to draw the calendar into and maintainit in snug relation to the'back may also be utilized to hold independentmemorandum sheets. in snug relation to the back, or may hold thecalendar sheets when their calendar period has expired. Under theseconditions the expired sheets may beturned up beneath the cover andretained in a'concealed inoperative position. In connection with thecover, means are provided for supporting the calendar as a whole forconvenient support, the said means cooperating with the cover to drawthe latter toward the backing sheet when the calendar is supported tothereby cause the cover to directly engage and bear upon the calendarsheets which have been.

turned into an operative position. Thusthe weight of the calendar as awhole acts to clamp the discarded calendar leaves between the cover andbacking'sheet preventing undue projectionand also serving to retain inthe pockets of such discarded sheets any data which it may be desired toretain therein. 7

A further object is the provision of a blank constructed with a view toproviding two calendar sheets, each with the'necessary pocket formationpermitting a calendar of the desired number of calendar sheets to bereadily secured to the backing by a simple binding means and atthe sametime facilitating the turning of the sheets into an inoperative positionWithout bending or creasmg such parts.

This invention is illustrated in the accome panying drawings, in whichFlg. 1 1s a face view of the calendar.

Fig. 2 is a section of the same, the cover.

being shown moved upwardly in dotted lines in the position occupied whenplacing a discarded calendar sheet therebeneath;

Fig. 3 is a plan of the blank forming two calendar sheets.

Fig. i is a broken perspective of the same made up into calendar sheetform. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of a modification.

The calendar sheets are preferably,

though not necessarily, constructed of a blank 1, having anaggregatejle'ngth including the combined length of two monthly or weeklysheets and the length of the pocket section thereof in the respectiveends and throughout that length commensurate with the depth of thedesired pocket the blank has marginal projections or tabs 2. This blankis designed to be folded along the A transverse median line indicatedat3 and the respective end sections of the blank are to be folded backupon themselves substantially at the lineindicated 'at' 4:. The foldedportions 5 overlie the face sections of the blank and when the tabs 2are foldedaround the edges of the face sections of the blank andsecuredin position the folded portions,

5 provide with'such face sect-ions pocket formations asindicated at G'inVFig. 1. The

outer orexposed surface of the pocket formed portions are suitablyprinted withcalendar data, such being here shown as covering a period ofa month, the character of ruling,.names'of the days of the week, and

figures indicating the days of the month being wholly immaterial so faras the present invention is concerned, and any and all variations inthese particulars are contemplated.

lVit-h a calendar designed for example for a monthly period, on eachsheet such blanks are provided which are secured to a backing sheet 7 insuper-imposed order by staples or other fastening means 8 applied on thefold line 3,'the upper sections of the sheets as thus applied are thenfolded down upon the lower sections, thus arranging twelve such sectionsin supermp d r la a h having its individual pocket, and each marked ontheouter face of such pocket to indicate a calendar designation of amonth. The backing sheet 7 extends abovethe line of connection of thecalendar sheets thereto and is provided on its frontfaee;

throughout substantially such extended portion with a cover 9.Thisco-ver which is preferably of cardboard or like sheet is securedat'its upper edge to the upper edge ofthe backing sheet, preferably by abellows whole from; a nail'or other fixture, and itwill be apparent thatwhen so supported the weight of the calendar acting through saidcorddraw's the cover 9 toward the backing sheet;

As the period for which a particular calendar sheet is marked expires,and it is desired to expose the next calendar sheet, the expiredcalendar sheet will be turned up to the position beneath the cover 9 andas the calendar is again hung from its support the cover will be drawntightly against such turned up or discarded calendar sheet, main taininga smooth even appearance and holding such sheet snugly in positionagainst thebacking sheet while at the same time effectivelyconcealed. Asthe successive calendar sheets are turned up beneath the cover thelatter will. accommodate the increased thickness by bodily movement ofthe bellows connection 10, thus maintaining a flat relationof the coverto the backing sheet.

A particularlyimportant feature of the present invention is theprovision of a pecket on each calendar sheet which not only bears thecalendar markings, but also pro vides an accessible receptacle. in which'memorandum having relation to the particular calendar period may beconveniently placed, such for example as bills to be paid duringthe'month, engagementsto'be carried out, or the like. It is noted thatthe pocket formation when folded up beneath the cover is'through theclampedwaction oft-he cover substantially closed. against the-escape ofanymemoranduinit may be desired-to retain, as suchvwill be clamped andheldby the cover and prevented: from-escapefromr the pocket.

The connectionofthecord 1'1'tothe cover-- 8 is beyondthe' area of thecalendar sheets when turned up beneath the cover and if desiredreinforcing strips 13 may be appliedto the edge of the cover to insurethe clamping action of the cord, and assist in preventing the cord frombeing disconnected fromthe cover.

In the fornrof theinvention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive thecalendar sheets as their calendar periods are exhausted, are turned upbeneath the cover 9 and the latter acts to hold these exhaust-edcalendar sheets in compact relation with the backing not only to preventunsightly bulging but to retain any material which may be placed in thepockets. The'use of the cover however, may provide a memorandum calendarsuch as shown in Fig. 5 wherein thebacking sheet 15 has a pad thereonindicated at 16,

the lower portions of thesheets of which are calendar sheets, and theupper portions serve as a memorandum. The cover 17 which issubstantially equivalent to that shown in Figs. land 2 is connectedtothe terminals ofa supporting cord 18 which passes through the backingsheet 15 and when hung from a fixture by the loop of such cord the cover17 is drawn down tightly onto the memorandum portion of the pad holdingthe leaves thereof in compact relation and preventing .bulging at thispoint. Obviously other constructions can be provided for calendarmemorandum orlike pads where the backing sheet is perforated to permitthe passage of suspending cord the terminals of which are connected to ahinged cover sheet so that the weight of the article whcnsuspendedactsto draw the cover ti ghtly into closed relation with the backingsheet to hold any intervening parts of the structure in close contactwith the backing sheet.

WVhat is claimed as new is 3 A calendar comprising a backing, a seriesof superimposed leaves connected along one edge of such leavesto thebacking on a line.

substantially intermediate the upper and lower edges .of the backing,each of the leaves having a sectionof the full width of the leaf andof-less height thereof-to provide a pocket onthe face of the leafaccessible from theupper portion of the leaf, the face surfaces of thepocket sections being printed 011 the successive leaves to provide acalendar, the leaves being adapted. tobe turned upwardly onto thebacking sheet to arrange the pocket inwardly ofLthe leaf and whollyconcealed thereby, and means for binding the upturned leaves against thebacking sheet to prevent displacement of the contents of the pockets;

testimony whereof I atlix my signature.

HUGH .SHEDD,

